Château Dassault 2005
The 2005 Château Dassault is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, produced by Château Dassault and classified as a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion. Its blend unites Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100, describing it as a mature, round, and generous wine, driven by dark fruit alongside notes of licorice and spices. The published drinking window spans from 2015 to 2023.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Dassault
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Château Dassault
Château Dassault is a Saint-Émilion estate, situated on the northern slope of the appellation and classified as a Grand Cru Classé since 1969. Formerly known as Château Couperie, it was acquired by Marcel Dassault in 1955 and is now owned by Dassault Wine Estates. Its vineyard comprises plots of clay-limestone hillside, clay and sandy soil.
- Owner
- Dassault Wine Estates
- Maître de chais
- Bastien Ferronato
- Surface (ha)
- 32.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 90 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in 1862 under the name Château Couperie. Marcel Dassault acquired it in 1955, named it after himself and undertook the replanting of the vineyard as well as the modernisation of the facilities. Château Dassault was classified as a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé in 1969. The family’s wine-growing estate expanded with the acquisition of Château La Fleur in 2002, followed by Château Faurie de Souchard in 2013. Dassault Wine Estates and the Société d’Exploitation des Vignobles Dassault were established in 2014 to bring together and manage the family’s wine-growing estates. In 2022, the Faurie de Souchard vineyard was integrated into Château Dassault’s production. Dassault Wine Estates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dassault Group, now manages the Saint-Émilion vineyards under the general management of Valérie Befve, with Jérôme Gauthier as technical director. Bastien Ferronato has been appointed cellar master by the estate.
